Game Warden Elliot Barker with a badly burned bear cub that he discovered clinging to a tree after a New Mexico forest fire. The cub would later be nicknamed “Smokey Bear” and grow up to symbolize forest safety throughout Americapic.twitter.com/KQ5LzPBQ6e
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Super hero origin at its finest!
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I didnt realize Smokey had an origin story.
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That’s not the game warden in the picture. That’s Dr. Ed Smith the veterinarian who treated little Smokey.https://www.svh-nm.com/our-history
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Reminds of my late father who began his career as a National Park Service administrator and many times told us this story. He was proud that Smokey Bear (NOT Smokey the Bear) was from his/our native NM.
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Love the little poster.
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